The total number of deceased Union soldiers during and in consequence
of the war, is 316,233. Of these, only 175,764 have been identified,
and the rest will probably remain for ever unknown. Of the grand
total, 36,868 are known to have been prisoners of war who died in
captivity. There are seventy-two National Cemeteries for the dead
of the Union armies, besides which there are 320 local and Post
cemeteries. The largest of the Government grounds are: Arlington,
Va., the former homestead of General Robert E. Lee, 15,547 graves;
Fredericksburg, Va., 15,300 graves; Salisbury, N. C., 12,112 graves;
Beaufort, S. C., 10,000 graves; Andersonville, Ga., 13,706 graves;
Marietta, Ga., 10,000 graves; New Orleans, La., 12,230 graves;
Vicksburg, Miss., 17,012 graves; Chattanooga, Tenn., 12,964 graves;
Nashville, Tenn., 16,529 graves; Memphis, Tenn., 13,958 graves;
Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Mo., 8,601 graves. The National
Cemetery near Richmond, Va. contains 6,276 graves, of which 5,450 are
of unknown dead, mostly prisoners of war. The cemeteries are kept
in good condition, and are generally well sodded and planted with
ornamental trees.